The best car films to watch this Christmas. Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, not to mention of course a bit of time to put your feet up and watch a film or two. With that, and the fact you're reading the Cars section of The Telegraph website, here's a small selection of films to consider viewing over the festive period. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1. All together now: ? Probably the most endearing caricature of a car, ever (although see Herbie, below..). Who hasn't dreamt of owning a flying car? The film hero was based on the aero- engined racing Chitty Bang Bang, built and raced by Count Zborowski at Brooklands in 1. At the time, it had a Mercedes chassis and a 2. Maybach engine. It reached a speed of 1. Brooklands Short Handicap. The automotive version of Top Gun, and another Cruise spectacular. Wheel to wheel all the way to the chequered flag, there are plenty of gasp moments. The film attracted criticism from some Nascar quarters, partly for focusing too much on the . Oh, and there was also criticism for Nicole Kidman, who played a brain surgeon.. Steve McQueen Racing Klassiker Vintage Rennwagen Rallye. EUR 3.950,00; 0 Gebote. Tag Heuer 2000 Professional Ref. 974.008 Damenuhr 25 mm. EUR 249,00; Sofort-Kaufen. I read just the other day that Jeremy Renner may take the lead role in a Steve McQueen biopic. Now this should be interesting. Personally, if it goes forward, I will. We love it, especially the late- 8. Chicago, Tina Turner and Guns N Roses. Makes you want to rush out and book a flight to Daytona or Indianapolis there and then.'No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you.. And rubbin, son, is racin'.'. Bullit (1. 96. 8)Dodge Charger finished in a sinister shade of black? Tough guy with leather gloves and impossibly earnest expression? Hard- nosed accomplice with steely eyes and white mac? Ford Mustang Fastback looming in the rear- view mirror, paragon of insouciance Steve Mc. Queen at the wheel? A minute or two of developing tension? A sudden dab of throttle to herald several minutes of tyre- smoking, opposite- lock action through and around San Francisco? Same green VW Beetle cropping up repeatedly in the background? Wimbledon Stadium tactics? The Tao of Steve (2000) spider DVDRip Veehd Play in Divx. Also Known As: Dex, der Frauenheld . Recommendations: The Life.Charger ploughs into fuel station and explodes? Mc. Queen drives away as though he'd done nothing more taxing than switch radio channels? Nine and a bit minutes of timeless cinema. Robbery (1. 96. 7)Unfairly overlooked in comparison with the same director. There is also a whole fleet of BMH vehicles in. Ronin. The plot is more complex than the electronic circuitry on a top- of- the- range BMW 7- series. Natascha Mc. Elhone (Deirdre, top name for a secret agent) commissions a bunch of mercenaries to recover an important suitcase, the contents of which are never divulged, but the story becomes ever more intricate as the hired hands begin double- crossing and, frequently, shooting each other. The first car chase is pretty good, if you can get your head around the concept of the Citroen XM being deployed as an effective pursuit vehicle. The second is exquisite (if a tad unrealistic, as a Peugeot 4. BMW 5. 35i that is partly dressed to look like an M5), but then Paris is always a stylish backdrop and director John Frankenheimer had a fine track record with cars. Grand Prix, anyone?'Got the swag, kept the money. It's a job well done, a job well done. Dateline Diamonds (1. A title that rarely features in lists of 'Great British Pictures' but this black and white. Other reasons for watching include the original line- up of The. The crowd scenes are a thing of evocative beauty, too. You can almost taste the cr. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.'. Never Let Go (1. 96. Shot largely on location in a West London of coffee boys, Teds and ton- up boys. The star car and its stunt double were . But even more than stolen Anglias. And, yes, it's difficult to see how any movie featuring Benny Hill could achieve cult status that has endured 4. The pivot, though, is the Mini Cooper chase sequence. We'd all have loved it had it been filmed in a multi- storey in Rotherham, but the setting (in, above and below Turin) and choreographic panache rendered it forever irresistible. The car's track record in Goldfinger wasn't all that great, though. The gadgets played their part, but one Bond sidekick (Tilly Masterson) is killed during the course of the main chase and 0. Aston after being distracted by the reflection of his own headlights. Not one of his better performances, all in all.? Now, if you take the top off, you will find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.'. Herbie Rides Again (1. OK, it's a love bug, not a speed machine, but the little white VW Beetles used in Disney's Herbie films captured the hearts of 1. As good an example of anthropomorphism as you'll ever see. Name us a car that's had a bigger celluloid personality. Oh, and don't forget the old tram - . We were willing to suspend disbelief throughout this film, right up until the moment when Herbie drives up the suspension cable on the Golden Gate Bridge. Honestly, that's just ridiculous. Many sequels followed, but for us it's the original that remains the best. As with most French movies, plot preposterousness doesn't matter: everything is delivered with flair and wit, although the easy humour of the original does not translate so well to either of the two sequels. A charming, action- packed, no- thinking- required accompaniment to a night in with a bottle of perfectly chilled Pouilly- Fum. Scream and Scream Again (1. A horror film that has it all - P Cushing (looking embarrassed), C Lee (looking bored). Other notable moments include Alfred Marks' 'Supt. Vanishing Point. Many delivery drivers of our acquaintance have a tough time accessing The Telegraph car park in downtown Pimlico, simply because little is ever done to facilitate the life of motorists in London. Kowalski (Barry Newman) was a delivery driver, too, but he didn't have to worry about red routes, congestion charging or bendy- buses blocking box junctions. He did have to worry about the American forces of law and order, though, and frequently so, because he'd just accepted a bet to shift a Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco (9. Cue much fragmented chronology, a bevy of wrecked police vehicles and, obviously, a naked female motorcyclist.
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